Physician / Academic / Missouri / Permanent / Child Abuse Pediatric position in St. Louis metro Job

St. Louis metro
15 miles to Lambert-St Louis International Airport (STL)

The Division of Child Protection in the Department of Pediatrics is recruiting a full time Child Abuse Pediatrician.

Join an established child abuse team of one full-time Child Abuse Pediatrician, a nurse practitioner, 3 social workers, and 5 nurses. Team is based in a 200 bed, free-standing children’s hospital. A Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and the Pediatrics Department has 130 faculty members representing all major subspecialties.

Desired skills include:
- an awareness of the impact of trauma on children’s well-being
- knowledge of how various systems of care impact children’s welfare
- ability to collaborate with leaders and organizations to advance the integration of services for vulnerable children
- interest in improving the provision of patient care, education, and community engagement in the Saint Louis region.

Responsibilities include:
- provision of inpatient and outpatient clinical consultation
- shared call coverage
- supervision of Advanced Practice Providers
education of medical students, residents, fellows, and community partners
- education and mentoring of providers in Missouri’s SAFECARE network
- research/quality improvement activities
- participation in policy development pertaining to child abuse pediatrics
- provision of expert testimony and collaboration with law enforcement, children’s services and other community agencies.

Division operates a comprehensive foster care clinic providing evaluations and medical case management to children entering the foster care system.

The Child Protection Team provides leadership to community and statewide organizations including county based fatality review teams, state/local task forces and advisory committees, and the Missouri SAFECARE network.

There are ample options for personal academic growth and development, new program development, community service and clinical research. The team enjoys an excellent working relationship with the Saint Louis University School of Public Health and Social Justice and the Brown School (social work, public health, social policy) at Washington University.

Successful candidates must be board certified/board eligible in Child Abuse Pediatrics.

Benefits:
MGMA base salary with a 2 year IG
Sign on
Relocation
Comprehensive benefits
CME
PTO
MP

Reference:  99069